Centre Clears the way for Belagavi
The Centre on October 17, 2014 cleared renaming 12 cities and towns of the Karnataka including Belgaum as Belagavi and Bangalore as Bengaluru.
Along with it, eleven other cities have also undergone a name change.
Bangalore – Bengaluru, Mangalore -Mangaluru, Bellary-Ballary, Bijapur-Vijaypura/Vijapura, Chikamagalur-Chikkamagalurru, Gulbarga-Kalaburagi, Mysore-Mysuru, Hospet-Hosapete, Shimoga – Shivamogga, Hubli-Hubballi and Tumkur-Tumakuru.The proposal to change names had been pending since October 27, 2006. Instructions have also been issued for rechristening the post offices and Railway stations.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had announced recently that the names of key cities would be changed on November 1.